save the date

July is Strike Hunger Month. Next Sunday is the last

week to bring your donated snacks for local children.
Visit fpco.org/hunger for a list of items needed.

Divorce Care begins August 18. This weekly support

group is designed to aid in healing from divorce or
separation. Learn more at fpco.org/events.

Summer Serve Day will be August 27. Save the date!

Small Group signups are open as we get ready for this

Fall's sermon series and study For the Life of the World.
Sign up now at fpco.org/community.

Back to School Collection - Every Sunday in August,

we're collecting school supplies for our mission
partners on Mercy Drive. Details coming soon.

just in case
For our 9:45 Genesis worshipers who are getting to know
the Sanctuary: the best way to reach restrooms during the
service is to go to the Narthex (entry doors for the Sanctuary on Church Street). There is one restroom available
in the Narthex, and more in Allen Hall, adjacent to our
Sanctuary; our ushers can direct you. We ask you enter and
exit through the back of the room to minimize distractions
in worship.

recycle your bulletin

8:15am & 9:45am worshipers can help the church be better
stewards of our resources and environment. If you do not
want to keep this extremely handy bulletin, just hand it to
one of our ushers as you leave. The bulletins are reused
for the 11:00am worship service, and recycled on Monday
morning.

JULY 24, 2016

congregational care
As a caring body of believers, please remember in your
prayers those who have recently been hospitalized or are
recuperating at home: Woody Blaker and
Kendall Grace Judy.
Our sympathy to Dennis and Lisa Brockman on the death
of his mother, Jeanette Brockman, July 16. Mrs. Brockman
was the grandmother of Keegan, Madison, Cole, Kamise,
and Meseret Brockman.
Also, Gerda Stewart on the death of her husband, Richard
Stewart, July 16.
To be added to our prayer list call the Pastoral Care office
at 407.423.3441 x1455, or submit an online prayer request at
fpco.org/prayerrequest.

families at first pres

First Pres has three rooms to help young families on
Sunday mornings: one nursing room for mothers & infants,
next to the Prayer Room, between the Sanctuary and Lee
Fellowship Hall, and a second nursing room for mothers &
infants, on the 1st floor of Clayton Life Center next to the
elevators.
In addition, we have a Family Room for infants, children and
dads :-) , also on the first floor of Clayton Life Center.
All three rooms have a live television feed from the worship
services.

generosity
Stewardship Report as of July 17, 2016.
Thank you for your faithful generosity.

PARTICIPATION
IN GIVING

35.3%
JUNE 2016

Because we believe participation (and not a dollar amount)

is key in our giving, we are now reporting our churchs
giving participation percentage weekly.
Our financial numbers will appear on a monthly basis for
continued transparency in budgeting.
Give easily and securely online from your smartphone at
fpco.org/mobile.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ORLANDO

address
phone
online

106 East Church St., Orlando Florida 32801

407.423.3441
fpco.org /firstpresorlando /fpcorlando

GTENTESIS
Welcome

Ministry Focus
Prayer for Illumination
*Scripture Reading

Camp Twain
Dr. Dan Sharp
Psalm 119:1-16
pew bible p. 436

At the conclusion of our Scripture reading, the leader will

say, This is the word of the Lord. The congregation is
invited to respond, Thanks be to God.

Message

Wheres Your Heart?

Assisting in Worship: Bret Allen and Wil Brown.

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NOTES

TRADITIONAL

The sermon series this summer has focused on the

Psalms, which have been a part of worship for over
3,000 years. In fact, the oldest of the psalms, Psalm
90, was written by Moses some 1,400 years before
Christ. The Psalter is made up of five books, or
collections, of psalms (1-41; 42-72;73-89; 90-106; and
107-150). From the beginning, reading Gods word in
worship has been an essential act among Gods people.
Documents from the early days of the Church state
clearly the regular practice of reading Scripture aloud
in worship. The Psalms were often read responsively.
You may have noticed that very often in addition to
the pericope selection for the sermon, additional
Scripture is read in our worship services. We seek
to choose a complementary portion, often from the
other Testament than that of the sermon passage. The
Psalter is particularly useful due to its wide breadth
of material and emotional content. The Psalms are
filled with praise, lament, confession, questions,
depression, anger, hope, faith, and passionate prayer.
In short, they express life and part of what happens in
worship is to bring us in touch with the reality of life
from Gods perspective. Listen for Gods voice in the
Scriptures today.
- Dr. Dan Sharp

(Please silence all phones and electronic devices.)

GATHERING
Prelude

gilbert m. martin

Three Quiet Preludes

Welcome
Organ Meditation
Paraphrase on Gardiner

homer whitford

Call to Worship

Psalm 111:1-3

*Processional Hymn of Praise

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

no. 82
lauda anima

*Ascription of Praise

Responsive

Organ Praise
Pastoral Report
*Passing of the Peace
Ministry Focus
Call to Confession

Camp Twain
Isaiah 1:18

Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer

no. 670
munich

Hymn of the Scriptures

O Word of God Incarnate

THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings
*Doxology

No. 34
Old 100th

*Prayer of Commitment
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Musical Offering
Oh, I Want to Know You More

steve fry
soloist, Steve Sweet

PROCLAMATION OF GODS WORD

Prayer for Illumination
*Scripture Reading

Dr. Dan Sharp

Psalm 119:1-16
pew bible p. 436

At the conclusion of our Scripture reading, the leader will say,

This is the word of the Lord. The congregation is invited to
respond, Thanks be to God.

Wheres Your Heart?

Message

RESPONSE
*Hymn of Commitment
May the Mind of Christ My Savior

st. leonards

*Invitation and Charge

*Benediction
Postlude
Toccata on Now Thank We All Our God

homer whitford
* All who are able are invited to stand.
Assisting in Worship: Scarlett Stewart, hymn leader Steve
Sweet, and organist Josiah Armes.
Visual Arts: The flowers on the Communion table are given
to the glory of God in loving memory of parents, Florence
and Hugh McKnight, sister, Linda McKnight Batman, and
brother, David Forbes McKnight, by John H. McKnight,
Lindas husband, John Batman, Davids wife, Martha, and
daughter, Shannon.